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snapped back

snapped back is the simple past and past participle of snap back.

Meaning of snap back

Verb

snap back (third-person singular simple present snaps back, present participle snapping back, simple past and past participle snapped back)

  1. (idiomatic) To recover quickly.
    1. (broadly, idiomatic) To return to an earlier state.
  2. (figuratively) To answer sharply.

Questions about snapped back

What is snapped back the simple past and past participle of?
Snapped back is the simple past and past participle of snap back.

Words near snapped back in the dictionary

  1. snaplocks
  2. Snapp
  3. snappable
  4. snapped
  5. snapped at someone's heels
  6. snapped back
  7. snapped in
  8. snapped it up
  9. snapped one's fingers
  10. snapped out of
  11. snapped someone's head off

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